Decoding Your Test Results
Chapter 7Decoding Your Test Results THE WAIT IS OVER. You’ve wondered, worried, and anxiously anticipated your test results. Now you’re about to find out whether you’re indeed at high risk…
Genetic Testing: Facing Your Hereditary Horoscope
Chapter 6Genetic Testing Facing Your Hereditary Horoscope IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: If you could see into your future, would you want to? A better question might be: If you could…
Genetic Counseling
Chapter 5Genetic Counseling AS GENETIC SCIENCE brings us closer to personalized medicine, the need for specialized health care is increasing. One such specialty is genetic counseling, the process of evaluating…
Surgical Management of Postoperative Infections and Complications
INTRODUCTION According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in 2005, 1.5 million new cases of diabetes mellitus were diagnosed. The ADA also reported that the incidence of diabetes mellitus in…
Bone Growth Stimulation in Complex Diabetic Reconstructive Surgery
Figure 21.30 Clinical photos and radiographs of Case 4, revealing nonunion and the forefoot abduction and medial column failure (A–D). Intraoperative photos of external fixation with a forefoot and heel…
Bone Grafting and Orthobiologics for Reconstruction of the Diabetic Lower Extremity
Figure 21.30 Clinical photos and radiographs of Case 4, revealing nonunion and the forefoot abduction and medial column failure (A–D). Intraoperative photos of external fixation with a forefoot and heel…
Revisional and Reconstructive Surgery for the Diabetic Foot and Ankle
Figure 21.30 Clinical photos and radiographs of Case 4, revealing nonunion and the forefoot abduction and medial column failure (A–D). Intraoperative photos of external fixation with a forefoot and heel…
A Stepwise Approach to Diabetic Foot and Ankle Amputations
INTRODUCTION According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in 2005, 1.5 million new cases of diabetes mellitus were diagnosed. The ADA also reported that the incidence of diabetes mellitus in…
Diabetic Neuropathic Pilon and Ankle Osseous Trauma and Dislocations
INTRODUCTION According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in 2005, 1.5 million new cases of diabetes mellitus were diagnosed. The ADA also reported that the incidence of diabetes mellitus in…
Diabetic Neuropathic Forefoot, Midfoot, and Hindfoot Osseous Trauma and Dislocations
INTRODUCTION According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in 2005, 1.5 million new cases of diabetes mellitus were diagnosed. The ADA also reported that the incidence of diabetes mellitus in…
